Angola: Foundation stone laid for the monastery of Redemptoristines

On June 4, 2016, near the city of Huambo, in Angola, Archbishop Mons. José de Queirós Alves, CSsR, blessed the foundation stone of the Monastery of the Redemptoristine Sisters in Angola.

The first group of six Sisters came from Burkina Faso (five Burkinabe and one French) has been present in Angola for more than a year, and lives temporarily in a house of the Redemptorists, in the city of Huambo, the second in the country, the central part of Angola.

Apart from the Redemptoristine Sisters at the blessing ceremony, there were four Redemptorist priests and a diocesan priest from Huambo, as well as the Sisters of Holy Saviour and lay associates of the Redemptoristines. The mayor of the local municipality has also attended the event.

The archbishop stressed the historic importance of this moment for the diocesan Church of Huambo, which was confirmed by the radiant faces of the nuns and all those present.

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The Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Latin: Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris – C.Ss.R) is a Roman Catholic missionary congregation founded by Saint Alphonsus Liguori at Scala, near Amalfi, Italy, for the purpose of labouring among the neglected country people in the neighbourhood of Naples.
Members of the Congregation, Catholic priests, and consecrated religious brothers, are known as Redemptorists, who are often associated with the image of Our Mother of Perpetual Help and globally minister in more than 82 countries around the world.